[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=cc,m=1087745108,s=29 date=1089420221]
Ready, aim...wait for it...wait for it...FIRE
"In late 1966 Paul read about the new San Franciscan 'hippy' rock scene, through imported copies of US underground newsapers the 'Oracle' and the 'Berkely Barb'. Reading about the grandly named San Franciscan bands such as the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Country Joe and the Fish, Paul invented the idea of the Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (some sources say the actual name came from Beatles roadie Mal Evans"
from
http://www.sgtpeppers.co.uk/story.htmlAlso, if you check the liner notes of the album, you'll notice that SPLHCB was the tird track recorded, hardly "well into recording" (yes, i know it was recorded in 67, but it was early 67 and they probably didnt want to work during the holiday season.